The last Hooters in the Austin-area has shut its doors for good after the company filed for bankruptcy last year. Round Rock’s one and only Hooters, located north of Austin, closed at the end of May, Community Impact first reported.
A notice posted on the door of the restaurant from the company said the Round Rock Hooters last day of business was May 24, per Community Impact. The location marked Hooters final franchise within or near the state’s capital city.
“This decision has been made as part of our current efforts to focus, revitalize and strengthen the Original Hooters brand across America,” the Hooters notice read. “We are sincerely grateful to our guests, team members, and community partners for their continued support and loyalty throughout the years.”
MySA visited the Hooters on Tuesday, June 30, which had a new notice posted on the door from June 18 stating the landlord’s exercise of remedies and commercial tenant lockout. The notice said that Hooters Round Rock is in default under its lease agreement from March 22, 1999.
Hooters’ landlord determined that the company has voluntarily agreed to hand over possession after the company failed to pay minimum rent due under the lease, operate a restaurant on a continuous basis, maintain and repair the property and other defaults outlined in its initial lease agreement.
“Effective immediately upon providing notice, tenant [Hooters Round Rock]’s right of access to the premises is terminated except as may be required by applicable law or expressly authorized by landlord in writing,” the landlord’s lockout notice said. “Landlord has changed the locks to the premises and has denied possession and access to tenant due to tenant’s monetary ad non-monetary defaults described herein.”
In March 2025, Hooters filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in a North Texas Bankruptcy court due to inflation, the high costs of labor and food and declining sales. The Atlanta-based chain, known for its chicken wings and waitresses wearing revealing uniforms, sought to address its $376 million debt by selling all of its company-owned restaurants to a franchise group backed by the company’s founders, NBC reported.
The closest Hooters to Austin now appears to be the chain’s two San Antonio locations on San Pedro Avenue and Ingram Road.
The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. The franchise eventually grew to 200 Hooters locations in the U.S. and about 60 locations internationally, according to Scrape Hero data.
MySA reached out to Hooters for comment on the last Austin-area Hooters, but did not hear back prior to publication.